Thursday, July 21, 2011

Analyze This: "Best Thing I Never Had" by Beyonce

Analyze This: An in depth look at the lyrical content of a song to provide insight

Lyrics

What goes around comes back around (hey my baby)
What goes around comes back around (hey my baby)
What goes around comes back around (hey my baby)
What goes around comes back around (hey my baby)

There was a time
I thought, that you did everything right
No lies, no wrong
Boy I, must've been outta my mind
So when I think of the time that I almost loved you
You showed your ass and I saw the real you

Thank God you blew it
Thank God I dodged the bullet
I'm so over you
So baby good lookin' out

CHORUS:

I wanted you bad
I'm so through with it
Cuz honestly you turned out to be the best thing I never had
You turned out to be the best thing I never had
And I'm gon' always be the best thing you never had
I bet it sucks to be you right now

So sad, you're hurt
Boo hoo, oh, did you expect me to care?
You don't deserve my tears
I guess that's why they ain't there
When I think that there was a time that I almost loved you
You showed your ass and I saw the real you

CHORUS
I know you want me back
It's time to face the facts
That I'm the one that's got away
Lord knows that it would take another place, another time, another world, another life
Thank God I found the good in goodbye

CHORUS

J9's Analysis: Drake sang about the best thing he ever had and now Bey sings about the best thing she never had. At first listen, some may be a bit confused as to why Bey would sing about something she never had being the best. How could that be you ask. . . well let me explain. . . sometimes it takes experiencing the worse to realize the best when it comes along. In other words, sometimes it takes leaving someone to appreciate someone better when he/she comes along. It's like you're telling your ex "had it not been for you showing your real colors I would have never let you go and left myself open to find a better person that treats me the way I deserve to be treated."

My favorite line in the song is "Thank God I found the good in goodbye." This shows a sign of maturity when you can turn a negative situation into a positive and take it as a learning experience.

1 comment:

Anonymous
said...

That is so true,im going through that right now.I was devastated when my ex left me for another women,he flaunted her in my face which was worse.but what goes around comes back around my baby.cuz he then found out about 6mths later she was a ho.he wanted to come back but it was to late,that's shit was funny when it came back to him,plus my dad left me 50 g's in his will,and I met someone that treats me like a queen,I changed my number becuz he's been calling all weekend.wtf dude go somewhere with that mess,I am so good at this point.keep your head up guys/gals it does get better,I promise take care xoxo love ann:)